Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-08
ALL BIDS REELECTED.
The city council Asks all the Eiee-
trie Light Companies to Make New
Proposals - Other Municipal Mat


Proposals - Other Municipal Mat
tiers.
CITY COUNCIL Room.
Rock ISLAND. Oct. Z, 1887; {
The council met in adjourned session
at S p. m. Present. Mayor Banding and
all the aldermen except III and Lundy
Alderman Schroeder, from the ordi>
nance committee. reported an ordinance
abolishing the health commissioner and
his deputy and devolvin9 the duties of
the Office on the mayor, and constituting
the mayor and health committee board
of health, etc He moved its adoption
Alderman Williamson, from the ordi>
nance committee, submitted minority
report in the form Of an ordinance chang
ing the health and salary ordinances so
as to constitute health department to be
composed of the mayor, health commits
sinner and marshal which he offered as
an amendment. The amendment was
adopted. and the ordinance as amended.
passed, by votes as follows;
Ayes-Howard, Schaffer, Gray, Hamp-
ton, Corken, Ferguson, SimmOn. Ed
| NdiiSt htNbHbCbH- W lliidinSOH-lt-
Noes Winter. Schroeder-2
The bids tor lighting the streets were
taken no, and Alderman Schroeder
moved that are lamps be adopted. On
invitation, Mcssrs s S. Davis, A. D.
Huesing and j r Johnston addressed
the council on the Philadelphia time
| table and the relative service The main
question was put and the motion adopted
| unanimously.
Alderman Hampton moved to reject all
bids. Carried
Ayes-Gray, Hampton, Winter, Fergu
son, Simmon, McConochie-7.
Noes-Howard, S3haffer, Corken,
Schroeder, Wilhamson-5.
| The clerk read the current contract for
| electric lights, to show the time arrange
ment, at the request of Alderman Fergu-
| son.
Alderman Howard moved that the
| light committee advertise foI bids by the
mast or low light system only. Alder
| man Winter moved as AN amendment
| that the bids be for towers with as many
mast or low lights as required. The ques-
ton was put by the mayor on the amend
ment, which he declared lost:
Ayes--Gray. Hampton, Winter Fergu-
son, Edwards, McCOnOchie-6.
Noes Howard, Schaffer, Corken, Sim
mon, Schroeder, Williamsburg.
The question required on the original
| motion which was also declared lost by
the mayor.
Ayes-Howard. Schaffer, Corken, Sim
mon, Schroeder, WilliamsOn-6
Noes-Gray, Hampton, Winter, Fer
guson, Edwards, McConochie
A recess of ten minutes was taken. On
reassembling Alderman Corken, from the
fire ana light committee, reported faver'
ably on the proposition of Milton G
Mills. Referred back to the committee
to consult the city attorney as to lega
points, on motion of Alderman SchrOed
er.
Alderman Ferguson read a communica
ton from Attorney }. T. kenwOrthy ii
relation to costs in the Cuinely case. The
clerk was instructed to pay said costs, by
unanimous vote, on motion of Alderman
Schroeder.
A bill of P Reynolds. $2lS.s4, fol
stone and freight, was allowed.
Alderman Howard moved that tn
committee on lights advertise for prnpo
sails for sll arc lights as before, the TINT
of lighting to be as under the existin!
contract, said bids TO he presented to tn,
council on Friday evening next-th'
proposals to be for towers and masts il
combination, and for mast and mast~sru
lights separately. Carried unanimously
Adjourned till next Friday evening.
RoBT KoEHLER. Clerk